Hellenistic
Terracotta female head
The head is mold-made and hollow. Only the front of the head and neck are preserved. H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm)
Date
199 - 1 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1507
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to be from the Salt Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LIV.450, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 555, p. 45, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2208, p. 357, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 369, pp. 221, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.